2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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The 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine which women's national teams from Asia qualify for the Olympic football tournament.
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Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Myanmar (First round Group A and Second round) Jordan (First round Group B) Republic of China (Taiwan) (First round Group C) Japan (Final round) |
Dates | 11 March 2015 – 9 March 2016 |
Teams | 18 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia (1st title) |
Runners-up | China |
Third place | Japan |
Fourth place | South Korea |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 37 |
Goals scored | 128 (3.46 per match) |
Attendance | 86,204 (2,330 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Khin Moe Wai (9 goals) |
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The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil as the AFC representatives.[1]
On 7 March 2016, with one round of matches remaining to be played, Australia and China were confirmed qualification to the Olympics.[2]